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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 120:1-7

Prayer for Deliverance from Slander and Deceit. A song of degrees, literally, "of ascents," the first of fifteen psalms designated by that name, the reference being either to the fact that these hymns were used by the pilgrims on their three annual journeys to Jerusalem, or to the peculiar structure of these psalms, since every new verse or strophe builds up on the preceding in form and thought. The writer here, while acknowledging the mercy of God, prays for relief from a slanderous foe. v.... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 120:1-7

Psalms 120:0A Song of Degrees In my distress I criedUnto the Lord, and he heard me.2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,And from a deceitful tongue.3 What shall be given unto thee?Or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?4 Sharp arrows of the mighty,With coals of juniper.5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech,That I dwell in the tents of Kedar!6 My soul hath long dweltWith him that hateth peace.7 I am for peace: but when I speak,They are for... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 120:1-7

Where to Find Help Psalms 120:1-7 ; Psalms 121:1-8 This is the first of the “Songs of Degrees.” It has been suggested that they were pilgrim-songs to beguile the journeys from all parts of the country to the great annual feasts. They have been associated with the reign of the good Hezekiah. Mesech and Kedar are typical enemies, who forced their way into the kingdom of Judah and vexed the people of God. They are compared to sharp swords and arrows in Psalms 57:4 ; Psalms 64:3 , but now in... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 120:1-7

The next fifteen psalms appear to have formed a book of themselves bearing the title, "The Songs of Ascents." That collection is incorporated by the editor at this point not without purpose. The title appearing at the head of each has been variously translated, “A Song of Degrees," "A Song of Ascents," “A Song for the Goings Up." In the Hebrew translation to which we have already referred, it appears as "A song of the ascents," and in the title index in each case the psalm is called... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 120:1

A CASE OF DISTRESS‘My distress.’Psalms 120:1The first of the Songs of Ascents, sung by the devout Hebrews, as they gathered from the farthest parts of the land to the great annual feasts. Ah, ye now desolate hills and valleys of the Holy Land, how blithe ye were in those happy days, when successive bands of pilgrims joined from the adjacent valleys in the great accumulated multitude that swept up to the Temple with their songs to keep the feast! I. The early stages in our journey towards the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 120:1-7

CXX. Prayer Against Calumniators.— Here begin the Psalms of Ascents, i.e. Pss. intended to be sung by the pilgrims at the three great feasts on their way up to Jerusalem, which stood on a height. Psalms 120-134 all bear this title (see also Psalms 84:5). The title “ Psalms of Ascents” may have been originally given to the collection and then written over each Ps. individually. Psalms 120:1-Numbers : . “ What shall he ( i.e. Yahweh) give unto thee?” The punishment is in accordance with the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 120:2

From lying lips; from the unjust censures and malicious slanders of mine enemies, who traduce me as an egregious hypocrite, as a rebel and traitor. From a deceitful tongue; which covereth mischievous designs with pretences of kindness. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 120:3

What shall be given unto thee, whosoever thou art who art guilty of these practices? He applies himself severally to the consciences of every one of them. Or he designs Doeg or some other person in Saul’s court eminent for this wickedness. The sense may be this, It is true, thou dost me some mischief; but what benefit dost thou get by it, if all thy accounts be cast up? For although thou mayst thereby obtain some favour and advantage from Saul, yet thou wilt assuredly bring upon thyself the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 120:4

So this verse contains an answer to the question Psalms 120:3, and declares the slanderer’s recompence; which is the wrath and vengeance of the mighty God, which in Scripture, and particularly in this book, is oft compared to at. rows, as Psalms 7:13,Psalms 7:14, &c, and here to arrows of the mighty, i.e. shot by the hands of a strong man; and to coals, Psalms 140:10, and here to coals of juniper, which being kindled burn very fiercely, and retain their heat for a long time. And the... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 120:1-7

THE SONGS OF DEGREESPsalms 120-134GENERAL INTRODUCTIONThe principal hypotheses on which to account for the “Songs of Degrees,” “Songs of Ascents,” “Pilgrim Psalms,” and to each of which great names are attached, and each of which has something to say for itself, are as follows:—1. The songs of the pilgrims returning from exile (Syr. Chrysostom, Theodoret). 2. The songs chanted by the Temple worshippers on each of the fifteen steps of the Temple (The Rabbins, Gospel of Mary, Vulg.—Luther,... read more

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 120:1-7

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 120:1-7

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 120:1-7

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 120:1-7

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 120:1

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 120:1-7

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 120:2

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 120:3

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 120:4

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 120:1-7

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